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How Democrats can stop alienating young men: some unsolicited advice

By Josh Hammer WASHINGTON — Last November, Donald Trump soundly defeated Kamala Harris among young men 18 to 29 years old, racking up about 56% of their votes according to the Associated Press. That represents a huge decline from 2008, the climax of the Barack Obama coalition, when the ...

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, June 9, the 160th day of 2025. There are 205 days left in the year. Today in History Today is Friday, June 9, the 160th day of 2023. There are 205 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 9, 2004, the body of Ronald Reagan ...

Watch your language

WASHINGTON — The beginning of summer offers a columnist the opportunity to address subjects he might avoid the rest of the year because of his focus on domestic and foreign issues. Inattention to proper English seems to be a subject that few are bothering to address. I have been making a ...

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By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, June 7, the 158th day of 2025. There are 207 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood ...

Punishing freedom

Last week, the Trump administration announced the streamlining of access to illegally seized personal data from unsuspecting Americans, thereby making warrantless domestic spying easier for the spies. Here is the backstory. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right ...

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By The Associated Press Today's Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on "D-Day" as they began the liberation of German-occupied Western Europe. On this date: In 1844, the Young Men's Christian Association was ...